"This does open the door on putting huge amounts of pressure on our future stars of the game.”

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Sean Martin talks to coaches and others in the golf world about the new amateur status rules. The takeaway: college coaches are dreading the issues that will come along with the new rules, while international coaches like Golf Australia's Brad James are concerned about added pressure from agents on young players.
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"Change 267 Years in Making: A Tweak in the Rules of Golf"

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Great to see Adam Schupak's story on the latest rules tweaks and the evolution of golf's rules making it to A1 of the New York Times. 

Why so many rules for a game whose basic principle is to play the course as you find it and not touch the ball until you lift it from the hole?

“We could issue a more simple rule book, but I’m afraid it would fail the fairness test, and what good would that do?” Mr. Rickman said.

John Daly: "I think I may get in trouble for saying this, but..."

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From an unbylined wire story:

John Daly was in the group at 69 along with Lee Westwood, Retief Goosen, Y.E. Yang and Robert Karlsson.

"With a small field like we have here, and I think I may get in trouble for saying this, but I'm kind of glad it's not sanctioned by the European or PGA Tour," Daly said. "It shows that China is doing something on their own. They're saying, 'Hey, we may not need the PGA Tour or European Tour, no disrespect."

When did China become IMG? Or IMG become China?

Better Understanding The Latest Rules Of Golf Changes

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When the governing bodies announced changes to the Rules of Golf on Monday, I mistakenly praised the USGA's press release for its brevity. That's because I've just read former USGA Rules of Golf Director John Morrissett's comprehensive look at the new rules, and for anyone who could be impacted by the rules, it's a must read.
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